This card belongs to the catalog of newspapers and journals of Proust's time. It lists the exact
title of the periodical, its frequency of publication, the date of its first publication, its
political leanings, its directors and contributors, and articles concerning Proust.

In this particular newspaper,
Le Gil Blas, Proust learned that Countess Mathieu de Noailles, the cousin of Antoine
Bibesco, was not awarded the Légion d'Honneur, in spite of support from a government official.
Proust alludes to this event in his letter to Bibesco: "ta cousine a été dédécorée".